conventionalism
🇬🇧 UK/kən'vɛnʃənl,ɪzəm/🇺🇸 US/kәn'venʃәnәlizәm/
B2
Definitions
n.
Strict adherence to social conventions; the philosophical view that truths are based on agreed conventions.
墨守成规;(哲学)约定主义
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcontogether, with
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ven
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tionact, process, state
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alrelating to, having the nature of
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ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=conventionalism
Example Sentences
- 1.
Conventionalism in philosophy argues that certain truths are based on social agreement rather than reality.